Chapter 117 He Wants to Marry an Ugly Wife
The newly arrived educated youth were alright. Those from well-off families received money and supplies, so they could live a better life. But for those from poorer families, their families hoped they would send some of their year-end bonuses and grain back home. They couldn't rely on their families for anything.
The older generation of educated youth have been here for several years. No matter how good their relationship with their parents, brothers, and sisters was, reality has worn it down and made their feelings much weaker. In the past, they could often receive things and money from home, but now they only see them once or twice a year, so they can't rely on that anymore.
The autumn harvest gives more work points than usual, and they're counting on earning more during this harvest season, but cutting pig feed...
The educated youth compared the options in their minds, and then none of them spoke.
No, there is still one person who wants to speak.
Tao Jingjing, a female educated youth who arrived in the same batch as Qin Xiaoxiao, had money and didn't rely on work points, so she took a step forward and said, "I'm not short of money."
Su Zhiyuan looked up at Tao Jingjing and said, "Even if you're not short of money, you still have to participate in the autumn harvest. Otherwise, I'll go to the commune's educated youth office and submit an application saying that you're not actively participating in labor and that you have ideological problems. Don't blame me then."
Tao Jingjing bit her lower lip, her eyes red, and glared at Su Zhiyuan resentfully. "I know, I'll participate in the autumn harvest too, but let me state in advance that I'm not in good health and may not be able to help much."
Su Zhiyuan tapped the table. "What I want is attitude. Do you expect me to do more work? I'm not saying this to be mean, but every single one of you is no match for the young men in the village. If we hadn't turned a blind eye, you wouldn't even have food to eat."
The educated youth were speechless and all lowered their heads in shame.
After seeing these people off, Qin Feng smiled and looked at Su Zhiyuan, "Thanks."
Su Zhiyuan glared at Qin Feng, annoyed. "Let's go to your house for dinner later."
"Sure, it's nothing. After the autumn harvest, once the grain is delivered, I'll treat you to meat."
Su Zhiyuan and Luo Hongxing exchanged a glance and agreed with a smile.
"By the way, Mingyu seems to be in a better mood lately. Didn't his girlfriend break up with him? She was so listless and dispirited a few days ago. What happened? Did they get back together?"
Qin Feng and Su Zhiyuan both looked at Luo Hongxing.
Luo Hongxing was close to the Liu family, and he knew more about the Liu family than they did.
Luo Hongxing waved his hand, "We didn't break up. We said we would break up before, but Mingyu went to his girlfriend's house to ask. The first time he went, he didn't see his girlfriend. His girlfriend's mother kicked him out. Later, Mingyu secretly went twice more and found out that his girlfriend had been locked up by her family."
It is said that his girlfriend's mother wants her to marry a minor official in a municipal committee. That official is over thirty years old, has three children, and his first wife died a month ago. He has started looking for a wife, and she has to be an educated young woman.
His girlfriend's mother wanted to marry her daughter off to the city for a small dowry, so she naturally looked down on Mingyu.
The child absolutely refused, so her mother locked her up. If Mingyu hadn't gone, the child probably would have starved to death.
Qin Feng took out some tea leaves and brewed a pot of tea for the two of them, then poured tea for each of them.
"What happened next? The child came to Qinjiagou with Mingyu?"
That won't do. Without a matchmaker or betrothal, it's easy for people to gossip. If the girl's family goes to sue, Mingyu will be ruined.
Luo Hongxing took a sip of tea and spat the foam onto the ground. "No, Mingyu would never do such a thing. He just gave the girl a few words of advice, told her to eat well, and said he would figure out how to pay for the betrothal gifts. Then he came back."
Sure enough, when Mingyu came back and told his mother, "You don't know what Sister Liu is like. She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. When she found out that the girl was locked up by her family to marry her son and even went on a hunger strike, she immediately took out all the money in the house."
That wasn't enough. They borrowed some more from me, gave the girl three hundred yuan plus a bicycle and a sewing machine, and finally settled the marriage arrangements for the two children. They wouldn't wait until the end of the year; they would prepare for the wedding after the autumn harvest.
After listening, Qin Feng and Su Zhiyuan nodded. Qin Feng said, "Sister Liu is a very capable worker, and she is an excellent person. She is just a bit gossipy, but that's all that makes her good."
Su Zhiyuan continued, "Sister Liu has really brought honor to our Qin Family Village. When she is married, we will all go and make her proud too."
"Oh, and when the wedding procession goes, invite some of the best-looking young men from our village. Let's bring honor to Qinjiagou and make it a lively affair, so they know that the young men of Qinjiagou are just as good as city kids."
"Of course, I'll have my Qin Ye drive the tractor there, he'll definitely make Mingyu proud."
"Speaking of tractors, I just remembered. I heard that two more tractors have arrived at the agricultural machinery station. What do you think, should we still take them?"
Su Zhiyuan glanced at Luo Hongxing, then looked at Qin Feng.
Qin Feng pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "I think we can apply for another one. There's only one tractor in the village, and we don't dare to drive it usually for fear of breaking it. It's only driven out once or twice a year, so it can't be of much help."
If we had another one, we wouldn't be so worried.
The three of them talked for a while, and finally decided on a tractor. By the time the meeting ended, Qin Xiaoxiao had already returned with two baskets of pig feed.
A basket of pig feed is no light load; it must weigh at least thirty pounds. Qin Xiaoxiao could carry it, but her character is supposed to be delicate and frail. So, when Qin Xiaoxiao went down the mountain, she practically dragged the basket down. Qin Gouzi, who was carrying a basket that was even bigger and heavier than hers, couldn't bear to watch.
She filled one basket in the morning and one basket in the afternoon. After filling two baskets, Qin Xiaoxiao refused to go up the mountain anymore. She even said, "I'm not in good health. I really can't do it. Two baskets is my limit. If I do that, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."
Besides, my uncle said he didn't expect me to bring back much pig feed; he just wanted to give me something to do so I wouldn't be sad if I couldn't help with the work.
My brother said one basket a day is enough, he'll handle the rest.
Aunt Shen, who was in charge of feeding the pigs: "..."
You think you're right because you can't do it?
Qin Gouzi covered his face, "..."
Luckily, he was much younger than Sister Qin, otherwise, if he really married her, he wouldn't be able to support both of them on his own!
Will they starve to death?
From this, Qin Gouzi concluded a truth: beautiful wives are not to be married. The prettier a woman is, the less capable she is at housework. He would find an ugly wife in the future, but at least she could work and wouldn't starve.
Qin Xiaoxiao had no idea that because of her series of shady actions, she had led a perfectly good child astray. When Qin Gouzi grew up, he actually married a plain-looking wife, and even then, he complained that she was too beautiful to be seen with.
(End of this chapter)
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